Town government · Rockingham County, NH

Auburn's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Auburn took in $7.2 million and spent $6.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes74%State tax money19%Fines and other6.0%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.0%

What stands out

6%

of Auburn's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes74%

Property tax
72%$5.2 million
Other taxes
1.4%$99 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$80 thousand
  • Other licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$71 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$69 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
19%$1.4 million

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$430 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs23%Parks, recreation and libraries5.9%Health and hospitals1.1%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

32%

of Auburn's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$627 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$79 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$44 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$782 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$379 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$203 thousand
  • Government buildings$116 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$33 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$387 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$213 thousand
  • Libraries$174 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$70 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$70 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$67 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$67 thousand
Social services
0.3%$18 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$18 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$15 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Auburn. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Auburn itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.